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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 916 · 40 questions
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Remember (Star, planet or moon?): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Mercury is closest, Venus is hottest, Mars is the red planet, Jupiter is the biggest, Saturn is famous for its rings, Neptune is farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon is Earth’s moon; Titan and Ganymede are moons of other planets.

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  1. 1.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  15. 15.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. a star
  3. False
  4. 4
  5. is closest to the sun
  6. is the hottest planet
  7. is called the red planet
  8. 365
  9. the Pole Star
  10. Saturn
  11. Neptune
  12. it reflects sunlight
  13. Venus
  14. Mercury
  15. a planet
  16. False
  17. Earth spins on its axis
  18. 7
  19. Mars
  20. 2
  21. an astronaut
  22. the Sun
  23. a telescope
  24. Venus
  25. True
  26. a moon
  27. 24
  28. 3
  29. a planet
  30. False
  31. is the planet we live on
  32. Jupiter
  33. 8
  34. False
  35. Uranus
  36. True
  37. a star
  38. Earth
  39. 5
  40. False

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